ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 (Western Visayas) has extended P42.78 million in aid to residents affected by the oil slick in an island town in Antique province. Claud Jan Marquez of the DSWD-6 Disaster Response Management Section said the assistance for...
POLA, Oriental Mindoro (AFP) – A crab covered in oil creeps across the sand as fishermen wearing white protective suits, rubber gloves, and respirator masks scrape toxic sludge from the rocks along the shore. A CRAB is covered with oil on a beach in Pola, Oriental Mindoro, one of the areas...
Today marks one month of the oil spill disaster and it seems that the worst is far from over. M/T Princess Empress, carrying about 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil, capsized off Naujan in Oriental Mindoro last Feb. 28, 2023. Spilling thick oil into the sea, it was a tragic disaster that...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo believes that the compensation claims from the oil spill triggered by the sunken MT Princess Empress could eclipse the P1.1-billion mark. Rillo, a vice chairman of the House Committee on Tourism, cited as a point of comparison the 2006 sinking of the MT...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The United States Coast Guard cited the Philippine Coast Guard for its unique handling of the oil slick off the coast of this province. Stacy Crecy, leader of the US Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team, said the PCG was very well-organized due to its unique method of...
A ranking congressman believes that the owner of the ill-fated MT Princess Empress will be flooded with compensation claims as a result of the oil spill, and rightfully so. Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel, in s statement Sunday, March 19, says that the law "imposes strict liability...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC)- Calabarzon (Region 4-A or the Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Batangas, and Quezon area) is taking proactive measures as the oil slick from the sunken MT Princess Empress in the sea of Oriental Mindoro threatens to...
From mega jewelry to real-life princess inspiration, here are some details you should know about the costumes that made the movie franchise a true celebration of royal style Better prepare your tiara as it looks like we’re finally seeing the next chapter of “The Princess Diaries.” On Nov. 15,...
With the resumption of face-to-face classes and return of students on the streets, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Rodolfo Azurin Jr. was reminded by a House leader to not let President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. down when it comes to the war on illegal drugs and peace and order in...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- The royal family's perceived botched response to Diana's death sparked a gradual and largely successful shift in its image management, but recent crises have renewed questions about that modernisation effort. In this file photo taken on September 4, 1997, candles, flowers...
Princess Punzalan is back on track. Just recently, she revealed landing a part in season 2 of the American TV series "The Cleaning Lady," which will be airing on Fox channel this Sept. 19. There, she will be portraying the role of the guest star cast member Lola Alma, the mother-in-law of Thony...
The Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) announced Friday, August 19, the arrest of a 43-year-old man who was tagged behind the rape and killing of a 15-year-old girl in Bulacan. PNP (File photo) Police Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee, PNP-CIDG director,...
